chris brown has had a phenomenal year musically. you don't have to like him as a person or as a human being, but there's no denying he has millions fans who thoroughly enjoy his music and thoroughly enjoy his concerts. >> do you think the millions of fans are there because they like chris brown the performer and are looking past the verbal abuse or maybe some people are attracted by it because they think it is entertaining? >> people always like the bad boy, that's part of the history in this culture, james dean on down. keep in mind, chris brown is not the first celebrity to be violent. people act like he broke the mold. that's not the case and i'm not in any way defending chris brown and not defending physical, verbal, mental abuse at all. to be clear, he is not the first person that's done this. sharon osborne has been vocal about the fact that ozzy osbourne almost choked her to death in 1989, now they're regarded as a loving british couple and dominating the air waves. i don't understand why people vilify this person. rihanna cl